"as well as the domain ch.ch of the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland. The only exception has been the former domain of the Expo.02 which was held in Switzerland, www.expo.02.ch. Registrations of internationalized domain names have been accepted since March 2004. .ch has been of a rising interest to Chinese domain investors for several reasons. According to EuropeID.com, the .ch extension still has plenty of valuable English keywords and short letter and number combinations left. A contributing factor may be because the majority of .ch registrations are in German, leaving many English words available. In addition, with 2 million domains under"
".ch being registered, most of the reserved domains have the European market in mind, allowing valuable domains for other languages such as Chinese keywords in the Latin script being registered at a normal price. The .ch domain is very popular and often used as a syllable in domain name registrations because many English words end in ""ch"", for example: Techcrunch's tcrn.ch. The .ch domain is used for domain name registrations in other languages, such as scha.ch in German for the word ""chess"". The Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has begun registering .swiss domains as of 7 September 2015. This is"
"Search.ch search.ch is a search engine and web portal for Switzerland. It was founded in 1995 by Rudolf Räber and Bernhard Seefeld as a regional search engine. In the following years many other services were added, such as a phonebook in 1999, a free SMS service in 2000 (now reduced to only one free SMS per week). The search technology is home grown. The user can restrict his search to regions of Switzerland, such as a canton or a city. The web crawler looks only at sites in the .ch and .li top-level domains and a number of automatically and"
".cz .cz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Czech Republic. It is administered by CZ.NIC. Registrations must be ordered via accredited domain name registrars. Before the split in 1993, former Czechoslovakia used domain "".cs"". The maximum domain name length permitted is 63 characters, which may only be alphanumeric or the hyphen (-). Hyphens are restricted in that they may not be the first or last character, neither may they appear consecutively. As of 2013, there are six domains which use the maximum of 63 characters. The .cz domain came into effect in January 1993, following the dissolution"
".sh .sh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territories. Registrations of internationalized domain names are also accepted. On 22 February, 2010 the ISO 3166-1 code for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha changed to reflect the SH used for the ccTLD. There are seven second level domains: A majority of sites under the .sh domain have nothing to do with Saint Helena, Ascension or Tristan da Cunha. Members of DeviantArt are able to go to their ""stash,"" a service where digital media can be uploaded, stored and"
".cc .cc is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian territory of and about 600 inhabitants. It is administered by a US company, VeriSign, through a subsidiary company eNIC, which promotes it for international registration as ""the next .com""; .cc was originally assigned in October 1997 to eNIC Corporation of Seattle, Washington, by the IANA. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — a country the UN does not recognise (they consider it to belong to the republic of Cyprus) — also uses the .cc domain, along with .nc.tr. With the help of SamsDirect Internet,"
"fork of the popular movie torrent freeware program Popcorn Time is hosted at a .sh domain. There are more words ending in sh which are used for sh domains, such as flash, splash and fish. .sh .sh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, British Overseas Territories. Registrations of internationalized domain names are also accepted. On 22 February, 2010 the ISO 3166-1 code for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha changed to reflect the SH used for the ccTLD. There are seven second level domains: A majority of sites under"
"personal use. .li .li is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Liechtenstein. The .li TLD was created in 1993. The domain is sponsored and administered by the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. Registration of .li domain names used to be managed by SWITCH, administrator of Switzerland's .ch ccTLD. In February 2013, SWITCH discontinued its .li registration service for private customers, delegating it to a number of recognized partner firms. There are no requirements to apply for the extension. Registrations of internationalized domain names have been accepted since March 2004. Many Long Island organizations and companies have adopted the"
".li .li is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Liechtenstein. The .li TLD was created in 1993. The domain is sponsored and administered by the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. Registration of .li domain names used to be managed by SWITCH, administrator of Switzerland's .ch ccTLD. In February 2013, SWITCH discontinued its .li registration service for private customers, delegating it to a number of recognized partner firms. There are no requirements to apply for the extension. Registrations of internationalized domain names have been accepted since March 2004. Many Long Island organizations and companies have adopted the .li TLD"
"are"" sentences. Family names in many Slavic languages written in internationalized variant end with ""ch"" (i.e. -ich, -vich, -vych, -ovich). This ""ch"" comes from Slavic ""ć"", ""č"", ""ч"", or ""ћ"". Therefore, the Swiss .ch ccTLD is an option. Another use case of .ch is for English words that end in ""ch"", e.g. tech, punch, search, crunch, rich. Examples of such domains are , , and . Since the introduction of .eu domains (""eu"" meaning ""I"" in Romanian, Galician and Portuguese), these domains have become popular in Romania, with people registering their names with the .eu extension. In French, Italian and"
"Internet community in the best possible fashion. ICANN does not see a way to approve the .EH ccTLD delegation to one of the applicants without violating its long-standing policy unless the contesting parties are able to reach an agreement.The two applicants remain armed belligerents; no such agreement has been reached and the domain remains inactive. On April 1, 2013 the Canadian Internet Registration Authority announced it would be releasing .eh domain names to consumers as part of an April Fools' Day joke, the TLD being a play on the stereotypical Canadian interjection ""eh"". .eh Western Sahara is a disputed territory,"
"Union member state with a top-level domain to top a million active domain names. At the end of 2011, CZ.NIC reported that ownership of all domains, 58% were by individuals, whereas those held by organisations accounted for a minority of 42%. Domains were most popular in Prague, followed by Brno and Ostrava. .cz .cz is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Czech Republic. It is administered by CZ.NIC. Registrations must be ordered via accredited domain name registrars. Before the split in 1993, former Czechoslovakia used domain "".cs"". The maximum domain name length permitted is 63 characters, which may"
".cl .cl is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Chile. It was created in 1987 and is administered by the University of Chile. Registration of second-level domains under this TLD is open to anyone, as established by the current regulation for the operation of the Domain Name Registration .CL since December 2013, which it eliminated the requirement for foreign registrants to have a local contact with a RUN, the Chilean national identification number. Registration of names including accented letters (á, é, í, ó, ú), ñ and ü was opened up in 2005. Since April 2011, it supports DNSSEC,"
".th .th is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Thailand. It is administered by T.H.NIC Co., Ltd. (THNIC), the corporate entity of Thai Network Information Center Foundation. Registration of a .co.th domain name is a complicated procedure, for this reason most Thai websites prefer to use a .com name. In order to register a .co.th domain name the registrar in Thailand requires copies of company documents in the same name as the required domain name, so for example if an entity required acme.co.th the entity would need to have a registered company called Acme Co., Ltd. A company"
".eh domain on behalf of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Morocco, which controls most of Western Sahara, has made competing claims to the domain. On October 16, 2007, ICANN decided not to delegate "".eh"" at all, with the explanation that: there are currently two applicants for the delegation of the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .EH (Western Sahara). Both requests meet the technical criteria for managing a top-level domain. In cases like this, IANA has a long-standing policy of requesting that the two contesting applicants work together to find a mutual solution that will serve the needs of the local"
".cs .cs was for several years the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Czechoslovakia. However, the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, and the two new countries were soon assigned their own ccTLDs: .cz and .sk respectively. The use of .cs was gradually phased out, and the ccTLD was deleted some time around January 1995. .cs domain first appeared in Internet Assigned Numbers Authority tables in autumn 1990 and in June 1991 in RIPE list. In October 1991 first domain was registered (iac.cs - Institute of Applied Cybernetics in Bratislava), in February 1992 first hosts existed."
"of Czechoslovakia. In 2009, new European Union legislation came into effect, allowing the use of diacritics in second-level domains under the .eu domain only. Czech customers were among the most interested in the new domains, only Germans bought more, with the French in third. The .cz domain, operated by the CZ.NIC association, continued to only offer standard characters, citing insufficient demand and lower accessibility from abroad as reasons behind their decision. Over 850,000 internet sites had been registered as .cz by the end of 2011. In 2012, the number exceeded one million. The Czech Republic was therefore the 12th European"
"manually updated list of Swiss websites on other domains. The index is updated weekly. Search.ch search.ch is a search engine and web portal for Switzerland. It was founded in 1995 by Rudolf Räber and Bernhard Seefeld as a regional search engine. In the following years many other services were added, such as a phonebook in 1999, a free SMS service in 2000 (now reduced to only one free SMS per week). The search technology is home grown. The user can restrict his search to regions of Switzerland, such as a canton or a city. The web crawler looks only at"
"published. The DeviantArt ""stash"" uses the .sh top level domain ""sta.sh"". Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla use the .sh domain name to link to addresses on their Web site, Smosh.com from their YouTube channel, Smosh. Since the .sh filename extension is also used by Unix shell scripts, this domain has been used for websites about command-line interface programs such as Homebrew. SH is the for the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein and the .sh domain is used for sites like nah.sh, a public transportation site. The rhythm game osu! uses the .ppy.sh domain, such as osu.ppy.sh or new.ppy.sh. The main"
".la .la is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Laos. Although the .la domain is officially assigned to the country of Laos, it has also been rented out to some businesses in the state of Louisiana and the city of Los Angeles. No official or unofficial association exists between the .la domain and any government in the United States (see .gov and .org). The .la domain is also used for domain hacks in the French language and the Chinese language. """" means ""there"" in French and in Italian, and in other Romance languages; """" () is a common"
"translate the name of Switzerland in the four national languages, Latin is used on the coins of the Swiss franc (""Helvetia"" or ""Confoederatio Helvetica"") and on Swiss stamps (""Helvetia""). The country code top-level domain for Switzerland on the internet is .ch, the abbreviation of the Latin name, ""Confoederatio Helvetica"" (Swiss Confederation); similarly, the International vehicle registration code for Swiss automobiles is ""CH"". The Federal Palace of Switzerland bears the inscription ""Curia Confoederationis Helveticae"". To have a unique name across the country (without favoring German or English), several Swiss foundations and associations have Latin names, such as Pro Helvetia, Pro Infirmis,"
"domain was registered and introduced for Thailand, intended for domain names in the local language. This top domain is . As of 2011, thousands of sites with this domain are active. It appears that the Thai second-level domains are assigned directly to sites with English domain names. Another groups of domains must use third-level domains, as in the table above. .th .th is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Thailand. It is administered by T.H.NIC Co., Ltd. (THNIC), the corporate entity of Thai Network Information Center Foundation. Registration of a .co.th domain name is a complicated procedure, for"
".mh .mh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Marshall Islands. Its registry Web site has not been updated since 1997, and the mechanism of registering domains listed on that site involves downloading an InterNIC template form that is a dead link. , a Google search shows two active Web sites in a .mh domain: one for the school system and one for a telecommunications company. Most of the people who govern a site from Marshall Islands usually register it as .com, .net. or .org. Almost all sites registered to the Marshall Islands are hosted in other countries."
".mh .mh is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Marshall Islands. Its registry Web site has not been updated since 1997, and the mechanism of registering domains listed on that site involves downloading an InterNIC template form that is a dead link. , a Google search shows two active Web sites in a .mh domain: one for the school system and one for a telecommunications company. Most of the people who govern a site from Marshall Islands usually register it as .com, .net. or .org. Almost all sites registered to the Marshall Islands are hosted in other countries."
".ph .ph is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Philippines. The official domain registry of the .ph domain is dotPH Domains Inc. dotPH holds and maintains the database of PH domain names, specifically .ph, .com.ph, .net.ph, and .org.ph. Its domain name registrars are not only individuals, businesses, and organizations in the Philippines, but also those in other parts of the world. The PH domain is currently administered by José Emmanuel ""Joel"" Disini, who is also dotPH's current CEO. Disini has been the domain administrator since Jon Postel assigned him the domain in 1990. The domain is sponsored"
"Dimension (BCD) in Givisiez, and the Centre informatique des sociétés électriques romandes (CISEL) - aimed at offering their customers a global solution in the fields of telecommunications, Internet and business networks. In October 2000, Hemmer handed over to the State of Fribourg the domain names fribourg.ch, sarine.ch, gruyere.ch, singine.ch, glane.ch, broye.ch and veveyse.ch (names of the canton and of six districts). Pierre Hemmer's family was from Rodemack, Lorraine (France), but acquired Swiss nationality, and citizenship of Romont, in the canton of Fribourg, in 1923. He is the tenth child of François Marie Pierre Hemmer, regent in Orsonnens and Fribourg and"
"Amina – Chechen Republic Online Amina – Chechen Republic Online, popularly known as Amina.com, is a social networking website that includes information on the Chechen language and culture and photos of the First and Second Chechen Wars. It was founded on March 13, 1997 by Albert Digaev, a Chechen refugee living in the United States, as a means of communication for the disparate global Chechen diaspora community. At its inception, it was the first website about Chechnya on the Internet, and for a while the only one. Taking its name after a well-liked Chechen girl's name, the website initially provided"
"simplification of rules for .CZ domain registration and a significant increase in the number of registered domains. After half a year, there were 400,000 domains on the Czech Internet and the growth rate doubled compared to the previous year. DSDng runs on the basis of the FRED software, developed by employees of CZ.NIC as open source. In September 2008, the system was implemented by Angola, in 2009 it was followed by Tanzania and a year later by the Faroe Islands, Costa Rica and Estonia. CZ.NIC CZ.NIC is an interest association of legal persons established by leading Internet service providers in"
"When Google Apps enabled Gmail users to check their email accounts using the BlackBerry wireless handheld device, Chechen Mail users by extension gained access to this new feature. Currently, email signup requires permission from the Amina – Chechen Republic Online domain administrator. Amina – Chechen Republic Online Amina – Chechen Republic Online, popularly known as Amina.com, is a social networking website that includes information on the Chechen language and culture and photos of the First and Second Chechen Wars. It was founded on March 13, 1997 by Albert Digaev, a Chechen refugee living in the United States, as a means"
"locale they serve. .cc, for example, is now operated by VeriSign. .hm represents a nature preserve with no human inhabitants. There are also two geographic top-level domain names assigned to Australia in which are used by individuals and businesses within a particular region, they are: .au .au is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Australia. It was first created on 5 March 1986. Domain name policy is managed by .au Domain Administration (auDA). As of July 2018, the registry is currently operated by Afilias. The domain name was originally allocated by Jon Postel, operator of IANA to Kevin"
"French state has also chosen to subsidize some private operators to enable them to deploy fiber optics throughout the national territory. The AFNIC is responsible for domain names in France, including .fr (France and the island of Réunion) and .pm (for Saint Pierre and Miquelon). Other domain names exist, such as .gf for Guyana, .nc for New Caledonia, .mq for Martinique, .yt for Mayotte, .pf for French Polynesia, .gp for Guadeloupe, .tf for French Southern and Antarctic Lands or .eu for the European Union. Consumer access to digital networks started in France earlier than in other countries with the Minitel,"
".cd .cd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr (Zaire) ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001. Except for reserved names like .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd and others, any person in the world can register a .cd domain for a fee. The ccTLD is popular (and thus economically valuable) owing to it being an abbreviation for compact disc (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .am, .tv, .dj, .mu, and .me). Such unconventional uses of TLDs in domain names are known as"
"domain hacks. .cd .cd is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was created in 1997 as a replacement for the .zr (Zaire) ccTLD, which was phased out and eventually deleted in 2001. Except for reserved names like .com.cd, .net.cd, .org.cd and others, any person in the world can register a .cd domain for a fee. The ccTLD is popular (and thus economically valuable) owing to it being an abbreviation for compact disc (other similar ccTLDs are .fm, .am, .tv, .dj, .mu, and .me). Such unconventional uses of TLDs in domain names are"